UI support for '--vendor netscreen' (and other optional params to vpnc)

[nikolko]

Binary package hint: network-manager-vpnc

for example, I need to run vpnc with "--vendor netscreen", but there is no such a possibility! I suggest to add field, which contents will be added to vpnc startup script. Thus, we can get rid of many questions like: "how to add this option from vpnc?"

for example, vpnc has support for quite a lot of optional params, like in my case:

khrustal@homepc:/$ vpnc --long-help|grep -i vendor
  --vendor <cisco/netscreen>
      vendor of your IPSec gateway
  conf-variable: Vendor <cisco/netscreen>

If someone has something against this idea (in order not to complicate task for most users), than an instruction of how it can be made with gconf-editor is higly appreciated... Right now I didn't find any description that it is possible.

br, Nikolay

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Hi, as a workaround, have you tried adding "Vendor netscreen" to the /etc/vpnc/default.conf file?

[Mathieu Trudel-Lapierre (cyphermox)]

Hi, we would very much like to help you, but unfortunately we haven't hear back from you in a while.

As a workaround, I've suggested trying to set "Vendor netscreen" in /etc/vpnc/default.conf. Did you have a chance to try? Had any luck with it? Please let us know.

I'll mark this an Confirmed, Wishlist for now, since I vaguely remember seeing something about supporting this in NM somehow, but I can't recall how far it went yet. I'll have to speak with Dan Williams to verify whether this is still going to be done, and if it's just a matter of timing I can try to hack at a patch.

/ Matt

[nikolko (vbalashi)]

Hello,

thanks for reply and sorry for delay, but unfortunately I can't prove or
reject your workaround, as some time ago our corporate vpn server was moved
to Cisco solution, so I have no opportunity to make such test.

br, Nikolay

On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 7:21 AM, Matt Trudel <email address hidden> wrote:

> Hi, we would very much like to help you, but unfortunately we haven't
> hear back from you in a while.
>
> As a workaround, I've suggested trying to set "Vendor netscreen" in
> /etc/vpnc/default.conf. Did you have a chance to try? Had any luck with
> it? Please let us know.
>
> I'll mark this an Confirmed, Wishlist for now, since I vaguely remember
> seeing something about supporting this in NM somehow, but I can't recall
> how far it went yet. I'll have to speak with Dan Williams to verify
> whether this is still going to be done, and if it's just a matter of
> timing I can try to hack at a patch.
>
> / Matt
>
> ** Changed in: network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Confirmed
>
> ** Changed in: network-manager-vpnc (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
>
> ** Summary changed:
>
> - why not to add "vpnc additional options" field?
> + UI support for '--vendor netscreen' (and other optional params to vpnc)
>
> --
> UI support for '--vendor netscreen' (and other optional params to vpnc)
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/380616
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> of the bug.
>
> Status in “network-manager-vpnc” package in Ubuntu: Confirmed
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: network-manager-vpnc
>
> for example, I need to run vpnc with "--vendor netscreen", but there is no
> such a possibility! I suggest to add field, which contents will be added to
> vpnc startup script. Thus, we can get rid of many questions like: "how to
> add this option from vpnc?"
>
> for example, vpnc has support for quite a lot of optional params, like in
> my case:
>
> khrustal@homepc:/$ vpnc --long-help|grep -i vendor
> --vendor <cisco/netscreen>
> vendor of your IPSec gateway
> conf-variable: Vendor <cisco/netscreen>
>
> If someone has something against this idea (in order not to complicate task
> for most users), than an instruction of how it can be made with gconf-editor
> is higly appreciated... Right now I didn't find any description that it is
> possible.
>
> br, Nikolay
>